Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/03/26

Considering as well as several teams have been playing, of all teams it is the Buffalo Sabres that have taken the league by storm in the past month. The Sabres enter this game having won 10 consecutive games, of which 7 were on the road. When a team is this hot, they just plain are a tough fade. A team on a 10-game winning streak is a more reliable play than fading with the justification that “it has to end sometime”. 

The Sabres would be a tough fade against most teams in the NHL. They are even more difficult to fade against a Blue Jackets team that sits in the cellar of the Eastern Conference by 3 points. That is not as much of an indictment on Columbus as it may seem. They have won 3 out of their last 4 games. Even considering, Columbus has 6 wins in their last 18 and has dropped 6 out of their last 9 played at home. Buffalo has won 7 straight on the road going 6-1 against the spread as well. Until or unless the Sabres cool down even a little bit, they have proven to be a good play. 

Sabres -110 available at the time of publishing. Playable to -115.